Roßdorf Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Roßdorf, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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Roßdorf Municipality

Banner:
It is a vertical 5-stripes banner blue-white-red-white-blue. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
inhabitants 12,123
Darmstadt-Dieburg County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 6 May 1970
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 27 May 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, crescent recumbent Argent with face, entwined with a horseshoe Or, surrounded by seven 6-point stars Or, five above and two beneath. In base a heraldic rose Argent seeded Azure and barbed Or.
Meaning:
The local courtyards of Roßdorf and Gundernhausen used common seals, proven by a circumscription of a common seal from the 16th century. Local court and mayor's seals from the 19th century however displayed a canting horse (German: Ross) with six stars and the crescent above. In 1952 the former (common) arms were restored. There is no explanation about the rose.
The current arms were approved in 1952.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.78
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2017

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